Aim: To identify stress patterns in words related to alcohol.
Introduction: Each circle represents a syllable. The big circle represents the stressed syllable and the small circles represent the unstressed syllables. Click on the button to hear these example words and listen to how one syllable is stronger than the other (stressed).
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alcohol
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addiction
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dysfunctional
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expectation
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Instructions: Choose the correct stress pattern for each word.
Poor stress makes speakers more difficult to understand than poor pronunciation of individual sounds, so it’s very important to know which syllable is stressed in a word and to produce it correctly.
FOLLOW-UP: Practise saying these words aloud and emphasising the stressed syllable.
